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- DictionaryA·typ·i·cal/ˌāˈtipək(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. not representative of a type, group, or class: "a sample of people who are rather atypical of the target audience"
adjective. formal us / ˌeɪˈtɪp.ɪ.k ə l / uk / ˌeɪˈtɪp.ɪ.k ə l / Add to word list. not having all the characteristics that you would usually expect from a particular group of things: The social behavior of lions is considered atypical of the cat family. Some people present with atypical symptoms, including breathlessness and nausea. Synonym.
Definitions of atypical. adjective. not representative of a group, class, or type. “a group that is atypical of the target audience”. “a class of atypical mosses”. “ atypical behavior is not the accepted type of response that we expect from children”. synonyms: untypical. uncharacteristic. distinctive and not typical.
Atypical - definition of atypical by The Free Dictionary. atypical. Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Wikipedia . a·typ·i·cal. (ā-tĭp′ĭ-kəl) also a·typ·ic (-ĭk) adj. Not conforming to type; unusual or irregular. a′typ·i·cal′i·ty (-kăl′ĭ-tē) n. a·typ′i·cal·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English a‧typ‧i‧cal /eɪˈtɪpɪkəl/ adjective not typical or usual Examples from the Corpus atypical • High school students who do volunteer work are not atypical. • Their housing situation is not atypical, even for this affluent suburb.
Definition of atypical adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
5 days ago · adjective. Someone or something that is atypical is not typical of its kind. The economy of the province was atypical because it was particularly small. Synonyms: unusual, exceptional, uncommon, singular More Synonyms of atypical. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. British English pronunciation.
: not typical : not usual or normal. an atypical case. This book is atypical of her previous work. [=is not like her previous work] — atypically. /eɪ ˈtɪpɪkli/ adverb. We had an atypically [= unusually] leisurely lunch that afternoon. ATYPICAL meaning: not typical not usual or normal.
